Chauncey Graham is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Performance Enhancement Specialist and a Corrective Exercise Specialist. As a Gold's Gym Fitness Expert he delivers fitness and nutritional advice and services to better help you achieve your best look ever. This blog is dedicated to sharing health and fitness tips with men and women to achieve their many different fitness goals.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Non Linear Periodization Is The Best Way To Build Muscle And Gain Strength!

To achieve muscular growth and strength, different amounts and patterns of motor units (muscle fibers) need to be recruited. This cannot be achieved in one workout routine. Doing a variety of different lifts for each muscle group and changing routines each week promote growth, recover, consistency, longevity, prevent injuries and give you a more well defined muscular look. Working all parts of the muscle allows it to have definition. The solution to achieving muscular growth and strength is to incorporate as many motor units possible in a periodized workout routine which consists of many different lifts for each muscle group.

In simpler terms, do not do the same thing all the time, change your sets, repetitions, and the duration to achieve your fitness goals!